Peter Obi speaks on court battle with Kenneth Okonkwo over allegations

Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has said he is willing to pursue legal action against actor-turned-politician Kenneth Okonkwo following allegations made against him.

Speaking during an interview with Rufai Oseni, Obi explained that the dispute moved beyond ordinary political criticism when Okonkwo suggested that he had additional allegations he intended to reveal in the future.

According to Obi, a court case would provide an opportunity for all claims to be examined publicly and transparently.

The NDC presidential candidate stated that public office seekers and political leaders should be open to scrutiny regarding their character, integrity, competence, and qualifications.

He said the legal process would allow Nigerians to hear any accusations against him and assess the evidence for themselves.

Kenneth Okonkwo’s allegations against Peter Obi

The controversy comes from allegations by Kenneth Okonkwo, who accused Obi of criminal activities and defrauding political aspirants.

Okonkwo alleged that Obi and some South-East leaders of the NDC collected additional sums from aspirants seeking tickets for legislative positions after they had already paid official party fees.

Peter speaks on allegations

Obi has rejected the accusations and indicated that he is prepared to have the matter tested in court, where all parties would be able to present their claims and evidence before the public.

He said …

“The issue of taking Kenneth Okonkwo to court wouldn’t have arisen if he had stopped at those allegations. But he claimed he still has more he would expose about me in the future. So I am very happy to take him to court so that he can expose me publicly, alongside other Nigerians. If any of them has any crim!nal allegations against me, they should bring it to court. I think as a leader, this is time to avail ourselves for scrutiny by the public so that people can hear all the bad things about us. Because it is important that our future leaders must be who they say they are in terms of character, integrity, competence, qualifications and everything.

So once he said that, I said wait a minute, we must go further. So people can hear.”

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“The issue of taking Kenneth Okonkwo to court wouldn’t have arisen if he had stopped at those allegations. But he claimed he still has more he would expose about me in the future. So I am very happy to take him to court so that he can expose me publicly, alongside other… pic.twitter.com/l0laW7u1nK

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